Gwoza town, located south of Maiduguri, Borno’s state capital was overtaken by Boko Haram in 2014. The militia group pillaged the town, setting homes and property on fire and causing thousands of people to flee in terror. The militia kidnapped young boys and girls, killed with impunity and caused ma...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has faced an imposing array of security, political, economic, and crime-related challenges since his historic election win in March 2015, with the country officially entering into recession in August this year. However, one notable positive development has been a ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — They were taken deep into the Sambisa Forest to Boko Haram’s stronghold, where the more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok were offered a choice: Join the militants or become their slaves. About half of them chose to join and marry the fighters and were taken away, never to be hear...

First Foreign Minister Steinmeier in Nigeria, then Nigerian President Buhari in Germany: At the beginning of October, German politics on Africa was busy on migration and refugee issues in West Africa, especially Nigeria. But the crisis of internally displaced people within Nigeria is far greater: mo...

18 October 2016, 11:11 UTC By Aster Van Kregten, Amnesty International's Senior Research Advisor for Nigeria Two and a half years since 219 Chibok schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria, sparking a global outcry and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, there has finally been some good...

Chibok girls’ family reunions highlight plight of thousands of girls held by Boko Haram ABUJA, 18 October 2016 – The emotional reunification with their families on Sunday of 21 of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, highlights the need for inten...

MAROUA, CAMEROON - Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about severe food insecurity throughout northern Cameroon as a result of the Boko Haram conflict. This month, 70 children suffering from malnutrition have needed medical attention at the Minawao refugee camp. However, says nurse Irene Mbar...

Located on the edge of the desert, the Sahelian belt hasn't seen rain in months. For many who live there, it is a struggle to feed their families. In the North Kanem region of Chad, the most vulnerable populations depend on World Food Programme (WFP) food distributions. These food distributions are ...

Officials in Nigeria have confirmed that 21 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria two years ago have been released. High Representative Vice- President Federica Mogherini, Commissioner for International Cooperation & Development Neven Mimica and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Man...

The governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna State issued an order on October 7, 2016, banning the Shia religious group the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The order is the latest in a series of repressive actions by the Kaduna State government and Nigeria’s security forces targeting the group. The following...